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Boston Marathon set to begin two hours earlier on April 16th

Posted March 26th, 2007 at 10:39 AM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Marathons

As was announced in August 2006, the Boston Athletic Association, in cooperation with the eight cities and towns along the Boston Marathon course, will begin the 111th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 16, 2007, at 10:00 a.m.

The B.A.A. has been discussing this concept with officials of each of the cities and towns since 2005 and has received support from representatives of each, as well as those from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The Mobility Impaired Program, Wheelchair and Elite Women’s divisions will continue to start earlier. The race will also continue to utilize a two-wave start, with the first wave beginning at 10 a.m.

The legendary Boston Marathon course follows a point-to-point route from rural Hopkinton into Ashland, then Framingham, Natick, Wellesley, Newton, Brookline and, finally, Boston. The inaugural Boston Marathon, held in 1897, began at 12:19 p.m., and the race traditionally began at noon in the 109 races that followed.

For more information, please visit: [Boston Athletic Association]